The Republican benefactors are in bold......hmmm.......that's nearly the whole page! LOL.
Top 20
Top recipients of donations from lobbyist Jack Abramoff, his tribal clients and his subordinates from 1999-2004:
Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., chairman, Senate Interior appropriations subcommittee: $146,590
Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, D-R.I., House appropriations committee: $131,000
Rep. J.D. Hayworth, R-Ariz., House Resources Committee: $86,750
Rep. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., Speaker of the House: $81,750
Rep. John T. Doolittle, R-Calif., House leadership and Appropriations Committee: $79,750
Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, former House majority leader: $71,000
Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., Senate Appropriations Committee: $62,485
Rep. Robert Ney, R-Ohio, chairman, House Administration Committee: $62,485
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Appropriations Committee: $49,480
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., Senate minority leader: $47,000
Rep. Jim McCrery, R-La., House Ways & Means Committee: $45,500
Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., Senate Appropriations Committee: $44,500
Sen. Byron L. Dorgan, D-N.D., ranking Democrat, Senate Interior appropriations subcommittee: $44,050
Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., former Senate minority leader: $41,750
Rep. Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., former House minority leader: $39,500
Sen. Don Nickles, R-Okla., former Senate assistant majority leader: $37,500
Rep. Richard Pombo, R-Calif., chairman, House Resources Committee: $36,000
President Bush: $34,250
Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky., House Appropriations Committee: $33,000
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman, Senate Finance Committee: $31,500 |
